Nashville Predators’ Ryan Hartman, center, is double-teamed by Anaheim Ducks’ Josh Manson, right, and Pontus Aberg, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Nick Ritchie, bottom, falls to the ice after colliding with Nashville Predators’ Craig Smith during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Nashville Predators’ Mattias Ekholm, left, of Sweden, shoots under pressure by Anaheim Ducks’ Pontus Aberg, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Hampus Lindholm, center, of Sweden, fights for the puck with Nashville Predators’ Kevin Fiala, left, of Switzerland, and Kyle Turris during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi, of Switzerland, moves the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Adam Henrique, center, moves the puck under defense by Nashville Predators’ Nick Bonino, background left, and Miikka Salomaki, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, top, of Sweden, and Nashville Predators’ Mattias Ekholm, also of Sweden, fall to the ice as they fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Ondrej Kase, center, of the Czech Republic, reaches for the puck against Nashville Predators’ Miikka Salomaki, of Finland, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Ondrej Kase, right, of the Czech Republic, crashes into the wall as he fights for the puck with Nashville Predators’ Matt Irwin during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Anaheim Ducks’ Ondrej Kase, center, of the Czech Republic, and Nashville Predators’ Matt Irwin fall to the ice as Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, of Finland, watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, right, of Finland, deflects the puck as Anaheim Ducks’ Nick Ritchie watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 2-1 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

ANAHEIM — Well, it certainly was nostalgic. For once, the Ducks played a throwback game and didn’t want to throw it back by game’s end. Monday, they recaptured some of the aggression and precision that once led them to elite status in the NHL.

The sloppy play, the missed opportunities and the passive play that marred their 2018-19 season to date were not in evidence when they played host to the NHL-leading Nashville Predators at Honda Center. The Ducks weren’t flawless, but they weren’t a train wreck, either.

Rickard Rakell scored the decisive goal in a four-round shootout and the Ducks scratched out a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Nashville, ending the Predators’ eight-game road winning streak to start the season and their five-game winning streak overall.

“It shows we can play with any team in this league,” Rakell said.

Ryan Getzlaf scored for the Ducks and Kevin Fiala countered for the Predators in regulation play. Neither team could break the deadlock in overtime, with Ducks goaltender John Gibson turning back the Predators during a harrowing 4-on-3 power play.

Gibson made 10 saves in the five-minute OT, including a game-saving gloved deflection of Ryan Johansen’s point-blank try during the Predators’ power play. Gibson made an initial save and then stuck out his glove to deny Johansen on the rebound attempt.

The Ducks blanked the Predators in seven shorthanded situations, including the one in OT, after Jakob Silfverberg was whistled for a debatable slashing call on Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban as they jockeyed for position near Gibson’s net. The Ducks were 0 for 2 on their power play.

“We had a complete team effort and I thought we played really well,” Gibson said. “It’s definitely a step in the right direction. It’s definitely something we can build on. We’ve been able to win here and there, but haven’t gone on a run. So, hopefully, we can start stringing them together.”

Monday, the Ducks were much improved in all facets of the game than during their dreary 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday. They generated sustained pressure in the offensive zone against the Predators and and they delivered hits instead of receiving them.

Mayhem broke out in the second period when Ducks defenseman Josh Manson knocked Fiala down and into teammate Kyle Turris. Manson then fought Zac Rinaldo, who came directly from the bench to engage Manson after his tough but fair challenge on Fiala.

Each player was given a fighting major, although a perturbed Carlyle rightly pointed out to the referees that Rinaldo came off the bench to instigate a fight and should have been assessed an additional penalty at 13:25 of the second period.

“I’ll leave that to the four officials that are out there, but I have a totally different view, obviously, of what they called,” Carlyle said.

Getzlaf broke the scoreless draw by capping a give-and-go passing sequence with Rakell with 30 seconds remaining in the second period. Getzlaf passed to Rakell, who drove toward the net before directing a centering pass to Getzlaf, who outmuscled Roman Josi to tip the puck into the net.

Fiala then tied the score 1-1 only 3:07 into the third with a shot from the left faceoff circle that seemed to catch Gibson by surprise. It certainly chilled the atmosphere in Honda Center, which had been building as the intensity of the game had increased starting with the second-period fight.

It was one of only a few scoring chances the Predators generated during regulation play.

“We chart our scoring chances and tonight was the lowest amount of 5-on-5 scoring chances we’ve given up in a long, long time, and I’m talking years,” Carlyle said. “You’ve got to feel good about that, but it’s our responsibility to duplicate that as we go forward.”